Thomas Walker Arnold
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Sir Thomas Walker Arnold CIE FBA (19 April 1864 ā 9 June 1930) was a British orientalist and historian of Islamic art. He taught at Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College,[1] later Aligarh Muslim University, and Government College University, Lahore.[2]
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Born | (1864-04-19)19 April 1864 Devonport, Devon, England |
Died | 9 June 1930(1930-06-09) (aged 66) London, England |
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Arnold was a friend of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, who influenced him to write the famous book The Preaching of Islam,[2] and of Shibli Nomani, with whom he taught at Aligarh. He taught Syed Sulaiman Nadvi and the poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal.[3] He was the first English editor for the first edition of The Encyclopaedia of Islam.[2]